Practices that run late/over

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids flag practice is supposed to end at 730. Hes 6. It kept going 10, 15, 20 minutes over. Weve got dinner (I feed him before practice too but hes hungry kid!) shower and a drive home.

After 2 practices like that, I walked up at 730 and told him its time to go. His Coach called him over to run another round of plays and I said, sorry Coach its 730! Weve got to get enough sleep so he can learn tomorrow! - in my nicest, firmest voice.

I had two other parents thank me on the way out and then went to get their kids.

My agreement with sports is we show up on time to practice, he behaves during practice, and we show up to games. We make our commitment for the time allotted. You dont get to infringe on time beyond that.

If the Coach had a problem with it, we would no longer be on the team and I would ask for a refund. Kids need their sleep. Youve got 90 minutes. Figure it out.

This kid is destined to be an underachiever. Book it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s normal, you don’t have to play sports though.

It's a dick move. Plan your practices. Families have schedules outside of sports. I get that it needs to happen from time to time. But EVERY NIGHT is not reasonable and means you're not running practices effectively or as planned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids flag practice is supposed to end at 730. Hes 6. It kept going 10, 15, 20 minutes over. Weve got dinner (I feed him before practice too but hes hungry kid!) shower and a drive home.

After 2 practices like that, I walked up at 730 and told him its time to go. His Coach called him over to run another round of plays and I said, sorry Coach its 730! Weve got to get enough sleep so he can learn tomorrow! - in my nicest, firmest voice.

I had two other parents thank me on the way out and then went to get their kids.

My agreement with sports is we show up on time to practice, he behaves during practice, and we show up to games. We make our commitment for the time allotted. You dont get to infringe on time beyond that.

If the Coach had a problem with it, we would no longer be on the team and I would ask for a refund. Kids need their sleep. Youve got 90 minutes. Figure it out.

This kid is destined to be an underachiever. Book it.

Meh, there are many examples of kids who didn't play at all or at a high level and went on to be superstars. Or at least very high achieving. My kid is one is now playing in college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s normal, you don’t have to play sports though.

It's a dick move. Plan your practices. Families have schedules outside of sports. I get that it needs to happen from time to time. But EVERY NIGHT is not reasonable and means you're not running practices effectively or as planned.

Perhaps you should create your own team, then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids flag practice is supposed to end at 730. Hes 6. It kept going 10, 15, 20 minutes over. Weve got dinner (I feed him before practice too but hes hungry kid!) shower and a drive home.

After 2 practices like that, I walked up at 730 and told him its time to go. His Coach called him over to run another round of plays and I said, sorry Coach its 730! Weve got to get enough sleep so he can learn tomorrow! - in my nicest, firmest voice.

I had two other parents thank me on the way out and then went to get their kids.

My agreement with sports is we show up on time to practice, he behaves during practice, and we show up to games. We make our commitment for the time allotted. You dont get to infringe on time beyond that.

If the Coach had a problem with it, we would no longer be on the team and I would ask for a refund. Kids need their sleep. Youve got 90 minutes. Figure it out.

This kid is destined to be an underachiever. Book it.

Meh, there are many examples of kids who didn't play at all or at a high level and went on to be superstars. Or at least very high achieving. My kid is one is now playing in college.

It's very rare, and with parental attitudes like that, they're on the fast track to being unsuccessful. And not just in sports.

[Anonymous]

Rec level-it happens occasionally
Travel level-I don't even know why they set an end time. They never follow it.
HS-hit or miss depending on if the field/gym/pool is booked after practice.

You've got years of this ahead of you.

[Anonymous]

As we've gotten older and involved with more "professional" coaches, I see this less and less.

My son is on a team with a paid coach. He expects the boys on the field warming up at exactly 6:00.

He also ends practice at exactly 8:00.

I think it's fair. He expects us to respect the start time and he respects the end time.

It's the amateur volunteer Dads that thing they are the next great coach that don't get it.

Go up a level, and get with a coach that doesn't have a kid on the team (paid or otherwise) and its different

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s normal, you don’t have to play sports though.

It's a dick move. Plan your practices. Families have schedules outside of sports. I get that it needs to happen from time to time. But EVERY NIGHT is not reasonable and means you're not running practices effectively or as planned.

Perhaps you should create your own team, then.

Sorry, that's not a valid response. I -PAY- and volunteer a lot to support the teams my kid plays on. So, I don't have to create my own team. The coach -and it's youth sports, not the NBA- should respect parent and volunteer time. PERIOD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rec level-it happens occasionally
Travel level-I don't even know why they set an end time. They never follow it.
HS-hit or miss depending on if the field/gym/pool is booked after practice.

You've got years of this ahead of you.

+1

Get used to it if your kid wants to play sports

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids flag practice is supposed to end at 730. Hes 6. It kept going 10, 15, 20 minutes over. Weve got dinner (I feed him before practice too but hes hungry kid!) shower and a drive home.

After 2 practices like that, I walked up at 730 and told him its time to go. His Coach called him over to run another round of plays and I said, sorry Coach its 730! Weve got to get enough sleep so he can learn tomorrow! - in my nicest, firmest voice.

I had two other parents thank me on the way out and then went to get their kids.

My agreement with sports is we show up on time to practice, he behaves during practice, and we show up to games. We make our commitment for the time allotted. You dont get to infringe on time beyond that.

If the Coach had a problem with it, we would no longer be on the team and I would ask for a refund. Kids need their sleep. Youve got 90 minutes. Figure it out.

This kid is destined to be an underachiever. Book it.

Meh, there are many examples of kids who didn't play at all or at a high level and went on to be superstars. Or at least very high achieving. My kid is one is now playing in college.

It's very rare, and with parental attitudes like that, they're on the fast track to being unsuccessful. And not just in sports.

I'm sure that made you feel better to type out since you appear to be an ignoramus. Lucky for me, the reality is that neither of those assumptions are true on any level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:My kids flag practice is supposed to end at 730. Hes 6. It kept going 10, 15, 20 minutes over. Weve got dinner (I feed him before practice too but hes hungry kid!) shower and a drive home.

After 2 practices like that, I walked up at 730 and told him its time to go. His Coach called him over to run another round of plays and I said, sorry Coach its 730! Weve got to get enough sleep so he can learn tomorrow! - in my nicest, firmest voice.

I had two other parents thank me on the way out and then went to get their kids.

My agreement with sports is we show up on time to practice, he behaves during practice, and we show up to games. We make our commitment for the time allotted. You dont get to infringe on time beyond that.

If the Coach had a problem with it, we would no longer be on the team and I would ask for a refund. Kids need their sleep. Youve got 90 minutes. Figure it out.

This kid is destined to be an underachiever. Book it.

Meh, there are many examples of kids who didn't play at all or at a high level and went on to be superstars. Or at least very high achieving. My kid is one is now playing in college.

It's very rare, and with parental attitudes like that, they're on the fast track to being unsuccessful. And not just in sports.

I'm sure that made you feel better to type out since you appear to be an ignoramus. Lucky for me, the reality is that neither of those assumptions are true on any level.

You just used the word ignoramus on an online forum. I can tell exactly what you look like and what kind of kid you have. I'd be willing to bet I'm 100% correct.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids flag practice is supposed to end at 730. Hes 6. It kept going 10, 15, 20 minutes over. Weve got dinner (I feed him before practice too but hes hungry kid!) shower and a drive home.

After 2 practices like that, I walked up at 730 and told him its time to go. His Coach called him over to run another round of plays and I said, sorry Coach its 730! Weve got to get enough sleep so he can learn tomorrow! - in my nicest, firmest voice.

I had two other parents thank me on the way out and then went to get their kids.

My agreement with sports is we show up on time to practice, he behaves during practice, and we show up to games. We make our commitment for the time allotted. You dont get to infringe on time beyond that.

If the Coach had a problem with it, we would no longer be on the team and I would ask for a refund. Kids need their sleep. Youve got 90 minutes. Figure it out.

This kid is destined to be an underachiever. Book it.

Meh, there are many examples of kids who didn't play at all or at a high level and went on to be superstars. Or at least very high achieving. My kid is one is now playing in college.

It's very rare, and with parental attitudes like that, they're on the fast track to being unsuccessful. And not just in sports.

I'm sure that made you feel better to type out since you appear to be an ignoramus. Lucky for me, the reality is that neither of those assumptions are true on any level.

You just used the word ignoramus on an online forum. I can tell exactly what you look like and what kind of kid you have. I'd be willing to bet I'm 100% correct.

Tell us lad

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the outrage. I would not complain when an experienced coach gives more of his / her time for free to improve my kid's skills. If you have something more important scheduled at 8, go ahead and tell the coach that you've got places to be. The coach is not going to use force to keep your kid after the official end of the practice.

Because my kid doesn’t want to be pulled from the end of practice because I want to get home and make sure everyone has their homework done,etc, before bed. Because the kids are worried that the coach will unfairly penalize them for “leaving early” Because youth sports are not that important that coaches need another half an hour to impart their wisdom.

There are other things in some people’s lives besides youth activities. It’s not fair to consistently go over a scheduled practice. It’s rude to make parents and siblings sit in a car for extra time wondering how long it will be. Self important and rude.

Even though I would personally value the extra time that the coach offers, I do understand where you are coming from and I acknowledge that our circumstances are different. It looks to me that the club culture doesn't fit yours. You like a structured environment, where an activity starts on time and ends on time. It might be time to find a different club that values timing to the same extent as you do. This became extremely clear after you called the coach "self important and rude."

Here is another idea. Talk to the other parents to see if there is a consensus (or at least a majority) who want the practice to end on time. Then you tell the coach that you really appreciate his / her involvement with the team and your kid learned a lot since the season started. Then you go ahead and say that you have to handle several other kids and want to make sure that everyone goes to bed on time after you feed them and check their homework. You finish by asking whether it would be possible to end the practice on time, which would help you achieve your parenting goals. The coach probably means well and likely is not aware of your struggle with the floating end time.

[Anonymous]

DD would argue with the coach that she had homework and would walk off the field.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids flag practice is supposed to end at 730. Hes 6. It kept going 10, 15, 20 minutes over. Weve got dinner (I feed him before practice too but hes hungry kid!) shower and a drive home.

After 2 practices like that, I walked up at 730 and told him its time to go. His Coach called him over to run another round of plays and I said, sorry Coach its 730! Weve got to get enough sleep so he can learn tomorrow! - in my nicest, firmest voice.

I had two other parents thank me on the way out and then went to get their kids.

My agreement with sports is we show up on time to practice, he behaves during practice, and we show up to games. We make our commitment for the time allotted. You dont get to infringe on time beyond that.

If the Coach had a problem with it, we would no longer be on the team and I would ask for a refund. Kids need their sleep. Youve got 90 minutes. Figure it out.

This kid is destined to be an underachiever. Book it.

Meh, there are many examples of kids who didn't play at all or at a high level and went on to be superstars. Or at least very high achieving. My kid is one is now playing in college.

It's very rare, and with parental attitudes like that, they're on the fast track to being unsuccessful. And not just in sports.

I'm sure that made you feel better to type out since you appear to be an ignoramus. Lucky for me, the reality is that neither of those assumptions are true on any level.

You just used the word ignoramus on an online forum. I can tell exactly what you look like and what kind of kid you have. I'd be willing to bet I'm 100% correct.

The fact you think any presumption you have about me or my college athlete- based on use of a single word- actually says more about you than me. And I guarantee you have no idea. But you know what? I don’t really gaf. So presume away.